Steve Barclay MP
We’ve fact checked Steve Barclay 12 times. Since 2022, we’ve asked him to correct the record three times. Join others in his constituency of North East Cambridgeshire to ask him to stand up for honesty in public life.
Your trust should be earned. Any MP making serious claims in public debate should be prepared to get their facts right, back up what they say with evidence and correct their mistakes.
When politicians fall short, we can demand better. Join us and take action for higher standards in public life now.
We’ve fact checked Steve Barclay 12 times
Full Fact scrutinises claims made by politicians on all sides of political debate. We prioritise claims that have the potential to cause most harm.
Our team isn’t able to monitor and fact check all claims made by every politician, so this list isn’t exhaustive. It isn’t accurate to use these examples to draw comparisons about the overall behaviour of individual MPs or political parties.
Smoking causes about one in four deaths from cancer
One in four cancers are as a result of smoking
Steve Barclay, 8 November 2023
Are patients in Wales twice as likely to be on an NHS waiting list as those in England?
We know people are twice as likely to be on a waiting list in Wales as in England
Steve Barclay, 17 October 2023
Health secretary to correct the record over maternity programme numbers
There has been a 13% increase in the number of midwifery programme place starters since two years ago.
Steve Barclay, 17 October 2023
We’ve asked Steve Barclay to correct the record three times
It’s important that those making claims in public life correct their mistakes. We follow up on our fact checks to ask politicians and media organisations to issue corrections when they get things wrong.
We have been in touch with Steve Barclay about three of his claims. He has corrected the record once.
Stephen Barclay made an incorrect claim about maternity programme numbers on 17 October 2023
Thank you Steve Barclay for making a ministerial correction
Stephen Barclay made an incorrect claim that NHS consultants receive tax-free pensions on 14 August 2023
It has been 262 days without Steve Barclay correcting the record
Together we can demand higher standards in public life
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People in North East Cambridgeshire believe Steve Barclay must stand up for honesty
MPs owe Parliament—and the public—the truth
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